by Megan Leigh | March 11, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
Are mermaids having a comeback? Last year we featured Beth Cartwright on the show for Feathertide and this year we’ve already featured Aimee Ogden and her retelling of The Little Mermaid. Now we have the extraordinary Angela Slatter to weigh in on the subject!...
by Megan Leigh | July 16, 2020 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSTraditional stories of mermaids describe the creatures as beautiful maidens who sing sweetly as they lounge on rocks and comb their long, flowing hair… but like sirens, mermaids lure sailors to their death with their...
by Megan Leigh | September 28, 2017 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMermaids, Harpies, Valkyries, Succubae, Sirens, Banshees, Nymphs – We’ve been encountering the mythical female in literature and folklore for thousands of years. She appears in numerous religions, sometimes as...